M5.1 earthquake 17 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 17 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu on Thu, Apr 15, 1982, 7:02 AM GMT+11 (20:02 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 33 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-04-14 20:02:15 UTC
- Depth
- 125.0 km (77.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.058° S, 167.230° E
- Region
- Vanuatu
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.532 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16235 days ago · 116 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.733 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 16234 days ago · 119 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.625 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16232 days ago · 120 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.323 km N of Norsup, Vanuatu · 16227 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
Before
- 5.4112 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16254 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.135 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16256 days ago · 133 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.5116 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16256 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.440 km NE of Luganville, Vanuatu · 16264 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001kqm. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.